How would "The Brady Bunch" have been different if Bonnie Franklin had played Carol?

Let's just assume that Franklin had been the same age as Florence Henderson.

I can only imagine a lot of, "Dammit, Jan!"

What do you think?

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reply 43

03/24/2014

Sorry, Kitty CaRRy-All.

Dammit, Tiger!

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reply 1

03/04/2013

OP?

It's time to let it go. It's just not that funny.

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reply 2

03/04/2013

I also think that Ann B. Davis would have been fired after the first 13 episodes.

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reply 3

03/04/2013

R2 is fired!

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reply 4

03/04/2013

She would have been 25 when it debuted. I think she would have been good as Jan.

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reply 5

03/04/2013

Too unattractive to be believable as Marsha's mother. Would've clashed with the light comedy tone on the show by bitterly bitching at Mike and the kids constantly.

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reply 6

03/04/2013

I did mention in my original post that we have to assume that Bonnie were the same age as Florence Henderson when the series began.

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reply 7

03/04/2013

Who would have played Marcia, R6?

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reply 8

03/04/2013

I also think that Mike/Robert Reed would have gladly moved out of the house, taken up with his gay lover, and only have seen the kids on the weekend.

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reply 9

03/04/2013

Bonnie and Flo were bitter rivals in the Crisco vs. Wesson Oil debate.

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reply 10

03/04/2013

Hold me, Mike. I'm scared.

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reply 12

03/04/2013

None of the kids had drug problems did they? I don't recall any stories.

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reply 13

03/04/2013

Marcia was a coke-head, Cindy has definitely done a lot of drugs and is also an alcoholic.

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reply 14

03/04/2013

Yeah, but neither of them ended up robbing a dry cleaner, or getting kicked out of their mobile home, R14.

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reply 15

03/04/2013

For Christ's sake, Carol, can you wear a fucking bra? I don't need to see your nips.

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reply 16

03/04/2013

How would "Bonnie & Clyde" have been different if Bonnie Franklin had played... Bonnie?

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reply 17

03/04/2013

Hold me, Mike. I'm scared.

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reply 18

03/04/2013

Oops someone beat me to it.

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reply 20

03/04/2013

DAMMIT ALICE!

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reply 21

03/04/2013

"Fine, Jan... Don't come home."

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reply 22

03/04/2013

The "exact words" episode would have been preceded by a parental advisory that 'strong fuidance" was required.

Sam the Butcher would have cracked bad jokes and hit on Carol.

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reply 23

03/04/2013

Oh, dear.

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reply 24

03/04/2013

I don't know about Bonnie Franklin as Carol Brady. However, the show would have definitely benefited from an actress like Jennifer Lawrence as Marcia Brady. Maureen McCormick did an adequate job I think Jennifer would have really elevated the role with her amazing acting ability and her stunning beauty. Jennifers kind heart and beautiful spirit shine through whenever she graces the screen. Her portrayal would have made Jan Brady one of the most iconic characters in television history. I guess it's just our good fortune that she was not spoken into existence until well after the show ended. Hollywood and the youth of the world now have this shining example of talent and humanity to look up to at a time when it is so desperately needed.

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reply 25

03/04/2013

Carol would have sexually harassed Alice.

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reply 26

03/11/2013

Can you imagine Bonnie with Carol's shag?

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reply 27

03/11/2013

Carol would have had an affair with a married man.

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reply 28

03/11/2013

Cousin Oliver would have been a pre-gay Italian boy.

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reply 29

03/11/2013

Sam would deliver his meat to Carol instead of Alice.

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reply 30

03/11/2013

OP = Epic Fail

Try Linda Lavin, she's not the reigning bitch of old CBS comedies.

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reply 31

03/11/2013

Bumping this thread so that there are four Bonnie Franklin-related threads on the front page at once

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reply 32

03/24/2014

You're over-posting this Bonnie Franklin garbage.

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reply 33

03/24/2014

Well, it would have been exactly the same wouldn't it? These things are scripted and not left completely to the actors imagination.

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reply 34

03/24/2014

who is bonnie franklin?

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reply 35

03/24/2014

Alice: Mrs. Brady!

Carol: MS. Brady.

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reply 36

03/24/2014

Instead of getting her voice back just in time to sing O, Come All Ye Faithful in church on Christmas morning, Mrs. Brady would miraculously recover from a sprained ankle and throw on a pair of jingle taps just in time to do a dance to Sleigh Ride at the Old Folks Home.

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reply 37

03/24/2014

Carol Brady would have no longer been a Gypsy.

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reply 38

03/24/2014

Bonnie Franklin was a cunt, stop making threads about Cunty.

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reply 39

03/24/2014

"Oh my nose!"

When Marcia said that line of dialogue, it would have been because of the coke bump she had just done, rather than a football.

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